A small agency doing big things
At A Glance
Current Our clients have been keeping us busy with web design, programming, and maintenance of their sites. Here’s a quick look at what we’ve been up to:
- THIRTEEN PBS: Let’s Learn, 2024 Webby Honoree Award! Designed and programmed online video streaming sites with thousands of videos
- THIRTEEN PBS: CAMPTV, 2023 Webby Honoree Award! Designed and programmed online video streaming sites with thousands of videos
- PODCAST: LOST in Jersey – Co-Founder, C0-Host, Designer, and Developer
- Columbia University: ICAP Reports 2021, ICAP, PHIA, CQUIN
- UCDavis: Online schools for multi-national health org AFROHUN, SEAOHUN (in dev), and OHWA
- Indies: FAM, DameTown, Renee Tod, World Of Ursula K. Le Guin, Partner Pictures, White Wall Space, and Essex Tennis
- PBS Learning Media: It’s Lit Story Map
2017 – 2018 Fourth Emmy nomination! For Best Online Game for “Cyberchase: Save the Park! Bluemarker LLC designed and programmed the game. It went on to win Cynopsis Kids 2017 !magination Award beating out Nickelodeon Paw Patrol and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
2000 – 2016 Over 100 projects and three Emmy nominations and still loving it.
About
Bluemarker
Bluemarker LLC is an award-winning design and development agency founded by Graphic Artist and Developer Janette Afsharian. Each project is led by Janette Afsharian, alongside a network of collaborators who have worked on hundreds of digital products. Our services include websites, games, apps, print, and branding. We work with both small and large organizations. Our primary clients are Columbia University, UC Davis, PBS Kids, THIRTEEN PBS, Scholastic Inc., and Wiley Publishing.
Mission Driven
We’ve been lucky enough to work for large educational companies like PBS, Scholastic, Columbia, and Wiley. These organizations for decades have made it their priority to create enriching content that is engaging, artistic, and creative. We carry those principles into all our projects.
Work Remotely
Bluemarker LLC is headquartered in the greater New York City area and works 100% remotely allowing us to take on contracts from anywhere in the world. Our team members are also located internationally. Allowing us to bring on project talent from anywhere.
Coding Partners
For large scope websites, games, and apps Bluemarker scales up by bringing on freelancers and/or partnering with other agencies to meet the needs of the project.
Services
- Web, Game, and App Design
- Sites: tv shows, books, online ed, kid, film, promo, entertainment, non-profit, medical
- Branding
- Programming
- Social Media Content
- Concept Dev
- Video Promos
- Animation
- Illustration
- After Effects
Awards
- 2023 Webby Honoree Award for best website in Education for THIRTEEN PBS “CampTv”
- 2017 Cynopsis Award Winner for Best Online Game for PBS Kids “Save the Park”
- 2016 Emmy Nomination: Outstanding Interactive for PBS Kids “Save the Park”
- 2015 Parent’s Choice Fun Stuff Award Space Racers App
- 2014 Digital Story Top storybook app for Dino-Store App
- 2013 Emmy Nomination: New Approaches site, PBS & Scholastic “CVC”
- 2013 NETA Award: Best Children’s site PBS’s “Oh Noah!”
- 2013 Imagen Award Winner: Best Web Comedy Series “Oh Noah!”
- 2013 Kirkus Best Storybook Apps for Dino-Store App
- 2013 Digital Storytime Best Storybook Apps for Dino-Store App
- 2012 Emmy Nomination: New Approaches PBS’s “Oh Noah!”
- 2012 Imagen Award Winner: Best Web Comedy Series “Oh Noah!”
- 2012 Silver W3 Winner: Best children’s site PBS’s “Oh Noah!”
- 2010 Emmy Nomination for “New Approaches” for PBS’s “Atropia”
Websites
Wordpress, Squarespace and HTML sites built to impress.
Games
From concept to release we create iOS, Android, and HTML games that hit all your goals.
